Question
“Many of the modern towns in India were developed during the period of British domination.” Substantiate the statement.
Solution
Many of the modern towns in India were developed during the period of British domination.
(i) They started their foot on coastal areas and developed towns for the purpose of trade.
(ii) Then they developed military cantonments or Camp towns. They also developed health resorts.
(iii) Mumbai ( Bombay),Chennai (Madras), Goa, Kolkata (Calcutta), Surat, Daman, Pudduchery (Pondichery) are some examples.
